Wk 4 · 2026
Mercyhurst Lakers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green
· ESPN+
Mercyhurst Lakers
FCS / Other · no games yet
at
7:00pET
no line posted yet
CUSA · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Mercyhurst form
L 28-49at SAC
2025 season
Western KY form
L 34-37at JXSTL 10-13at LSUW 42-26vs MTSUW 35-16vs NMSUW 28-27at LT
2025 season
Mercyhurst this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Western KY this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 1
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Mercyhurst leaders
No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.
Western KY leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Maverick McIvor QB #7 | 171/254, 1863 YDS, 12 TD, 5 INT |
| Rodney Tisdale Jr. QB #16 | 130/192, 1367 YDS, 9 TD, 6 INT | |
| Rushing | Marvis Parrish RB #21 | 99 CAR, 511 YDS |
| La'Vell Wright RB #29 | 80 CAR, 460 YDS, 10 TD | |
| George Hart III RB #9 | 62 CAR, 272 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Matthew Henry WR #17 | 48 REC, 762 YDS, 6 TD |
| K.D. Hutchinson WR #2 | 61 REC, 619 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Moussa Barry WR #85 | 32 REC, 456 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Noah Meyers TE #81 | 30 REC, 292 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jaylen Wester LB #21 | 94 |
| Jaylen Lewis DB #7 | 68 | |
| Anthony Brackenridge LB #3 | 63 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Oliver LB #9 | 3 |
| Jalen Emery DB #5 | 2 | |
| Harper Holloman EDGE #50 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jaylen Lewis DB #7 | 2 |
| Avarion Cole DB #16 | 1 | |
| Jaavan Mack DB #12 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.